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vendredi, mai 29, 2015

Windows 10 preview build 10130: Cortana shortcut and more

Microsoft has pushed out the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build, bringing it to build 10130. Because the builds are fairly far along at this point, they no longer bring with them big changes that add big features — rather, at this point, it’s more polishing things up and tweaking things when needed. As such, you’ll find a lot of smaller changes with build 10130, perhaps some that you were hoping would happen, including things as simple as a new shortcut for Cortana to customization of the Start experience.

There are some new icons, which those with the build can find in the File Explorer. There’s the aforementioned ability to customize the “Start experience”, as Microsoft calls it — this can be done by heading into Settings and then Personalization, followed by the Start menu. Options include stuff like full-screen “Start”, display recent items, and more.

Those pesky icons, which caused a lot of uproar early on, have been refined and made more subtle, as well as a bit more stylish (and we do stress only a bit). Whether you like them is personal, but Microsoft says it took the ample feedback into consideration when designing them.

As well, there’s improvements to the Jump Lists’ UI, bringing it in line with the rest of the UI, continuum improvements when in Tablet mode, various improvements to Project Spartan (aka, “Microsoft Edge” browser), changes to task bar settings in virtual desktops, a name change for printing to PDF (it’s now called, appropriately, “Microsoft Print to PDF”), tweaks to video playback, and that Cortana shortcut (Win key + C).

SOURCE: Windows Blog
from  SlashGear
 by  Brittany Hillen

vendredi, mai 22, 2015

The Aria Lets You Control Your Smart Watch Without Touching It

After nearly a month of time with the Apple Watch, there’s been a few moments that drew attention to the downside to having a computer strapped to one’s wrist. Brushing one’s teeth, eating, and even holding your significant other’s hand on a walk all preclude accessing your wrist with your other hand, preventing you from responding to notifications or using apps.

LaunchKit Now Helps Developers Keep Track Of Their App Store Sales


LaunchKit, which aims to give developers a tool set that makes launching new apps easier, announced its newest service this week. The free LaunchKit App Store Sales Reporter helps developers track the sales they generate from Apple’s App Store (just like its name implies).

lundi, mai 18, 2015

Canonical Launches Ubuntu Advantage Storage Support Service For Ceph And OpenStack Swift

Canonical may still be mostly known for its Ubuntu Linux distribution, but the company now also offers a number of (paid) services for enterprises, often with a focus on the OpenStack platform.

Microsoft’s New Edge Browser Is A Windows-Only Play For Now

Microsoft has no immediate plans to let its new browser out of Windows 10.

Api.ai Makes It Easier To Add A Siri-Like Conversational UI To Your IoT App Or Device


Want to add a Siri-like “conversational interface” to your mobile app or device? Then api.ai, the Russian startup and team behind Speaktoit Assistant, a Siri alternative for Android, iOS and Windows Phone, has had you covered for a while.

dimanche, mai 17, 2015

Apple Is Mapping Out Better Navigation With The Acquisition of GPS Firm Coherent Navigation

Apple’s Maps navigation technology still lags behind Google Maps. Nearly twice as many iPhone owners prefer to get directions and look up addresses on the Google version, compared to Apple’s native Maps app, according to recent ComScore numbers.

Spotify's smooth streaming is a great addition to Android Auto

Android Auto
Next up on our quick tour of Android Auto apps — and as you'll recall from our Android Auto primer, that is apps that also support car playback; not separate downloads or anything — comes an application that needs basically no introduction. 

AC editors' apps of the week: Sunrise Calendar, Meerkat, Hyperlapse and more

Our weekly app picks

It's Appday Sunday and that means we're back with more of our favorites to share. Every week we bring a handful of great apps to the table and share them with everyone. Sometimes they are new apps, sometimes old standards, but every time they are apps we love to use.

samedi, mai 16, 2015

What is Android?

Androids

Android means a few different things — but in the end it's all good!

Four things to know about the Lenovo ThinkPad X250

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Lenovo introduced an update to its ThinkPad X240 this year, and it's called the Lenovo ThinkPad X250. As with the last model, we've given the X250 a workout and detailed our experiences in a full review, which you can check out here. In case you missed it, though, we're back with a handful of key points you'll likely want to … Continue reading

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